RALEIGH - The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department's weekly newscast.
Labor Day Construction Halted/Booze It & Lose It
As Labor Day approaches, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is making sure drivers across the state reach their destinations safely and efficiently.
To help ease travel over the holiday weekend, NCDOT is halting most construction projects along interstates and U.S. routes between the morning of Aug. 30 and the evening of Sept. 3.
Before traveling, visit
DriveNC.gov for the most up to date traffic information.
Additionally, the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program announced the launch of the statewide Labor Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign.
The annual campaign brings awareness to the dangers associated with driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Local and state law enforcement will conduct enhanced patrols from now until Sept. 8 to keep impaired drivers off the road.
DMV Kiosks
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is expanding its self-service kiosk pilot in grocery stores across the state.
Six new locations, three each in the Charlotte and Raleigh areas, are now available to provide services outside of typical office hours and shorten lines and wait times at DMV offices.
The new kiosks join three original locations announced earlier this year.
To find a kiosk near you, visit
NCDOT.gov and search dmv kiosk.
Harkers Island Award
An NCDOT project is being recognized for its use of innovative technology.
The Harkers Island bridge replacement won an Operations Excellence award as part of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official’s annual America’s Transportation Awards contest.
The bridge project replaced two 50-year-old bridges with a single, 3,200-foot bridge made with glass fiber reinforced polymer and carbon fiber reinforced polymer strands.
The materials are designed to better withstand the coastal environment and provide greater durability.